Toshikazu Yamanishi triumphs in men's 20-km race walk at world championships
Toshikazu Yamanishi of Japan took gold in the men's 20-km race walk at the IAAF World Athletics Championships on Saturday, making him a favorite on home roads at next year's Tokyo Olympics. In the sizzling heat and humidity of the Qatari night, Yamanishi had a ...
Ruth Chepngetich beats heat, wins midnight marathon at world championships
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich overcame extreme heat and humidity to win the IAAF World Athletics Championships midnight marathon on Friday, in a grueling test of survival that saw nearly a third of the 70 starters fail to reach the finish line. Chepngetich, who has clocked the ...
Japan sprinters hungry for greater success
Another medal-earning feat by the Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London was certainly an encouraging sign, and now it hopes to achieve its ultimate goal: winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. That, of course, will ...
Japan captures silver, bronze in men's 50-km race walk at world championships
Rio Olympic bronze medalist Hirooki Arai finished second and fellow Japanese Kai Kobayashi third in the men's 50-km race walk at the world athletics championships Sunday. Arai finished in a season best of 3 hours, 41 minutes and 17 seconds, edging Kobayashi by two seconds ...
Cambridge aiming for redemption at world championships after Rio disappointment
Sprinter Asuka Cambridge has set his sights on a place in the 100-meter final at his IAAF World Athletics Championships debut next week, but he knows he must learn from past mistakes if he is to make his mark. Speaking to reporters at Haneda airport ...
The Japan men's 4x100-meter and 4x400 relay teams have booked a spot for the upcoming IAAF World Athletics Championships in London, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Tuesday. Yoshihide Kiryu and Kenji Fujimitsu have been selected for the 4x100 for the Aug. 4-13 championships ...
Yuka Ando, who clocked Japan's fourth-best time in her debut race on Sunday, was named among six marathon runners by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Friday to compete at this summer's IAAF World Athletics Championships in London. The 23-year-old, one of the three ...
Spirited send-off inspires Team Japan before IAAF World Championships
The Japanese athletes showed their collective spirit at a send-off event held by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Thursday, heading into the IAAF World Athletics Championships, which will be held Aug. 22-30 at Beijing's National Stadium. Team Japan, which consists of 28 male ...
Teen sprinter Sani Brown named to Japan squad for world championships
The 16-year-old sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown has been added to the Japan team for the upcoming IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, becoming the youngest ever to represent the country, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said on Tuesday. Sani Brown claimed two gold ...
Takahashi bashes selection process for Japan marathon team for worlds
Naoko Takahashi, who won the 2000 Sydney Olympic women's marathon, complained on Friday about the selection process for the nation's marathon team to this year's IAAF World Athletics Championships. "When the only explanation we get is that strong runners have been chosen, you can't understand," ...
Marathon runner Noguchi sets goal of earning medal at world championships
Athens Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi said Thursday that she is aiming to win a medal at the IAAF World Athletics Championships. Speaking at a news conference with leading Japanese athletes two days before the championships begin, Noguchi said she was rearing to go for ...
